This is a blog about our Life on The Reef. Ten-er-Reef that is - a dusty volcanic island stuck out in the Atlantic ocean somewhere off the coast of Africa. Here you'll find the rambling scribblings of an ex pat windsurfing philosopher, his wife's photographs, and possibly some interventions from their small (but thinks he's much bigger) pooch, Basil. Don't expect too much from The Gnomes though - they tend to be the strong and silent type.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Some Recent Pics (Nikki, Me, & Our House)

Here's a few pics taken by our friend Heather (from Belfast) while she was on holiday here ...

a rare pic of the lesser spotted windsurfing Nikki - about to launch with 5.2m sail and RRD WaveCult77

and me about to follow her, on 5.7m and JP FSW102 ... we both had a nice session, the wind picked up a bit and I changed down to my wave board (Tabou DaCurve 85).

Heather took this one of Nikki, me, and Snr El Baz on the terrace of the Medano Hotel - I'm wearing her friend's hat to stop my bald head from scorching. I'm struck by how lovely and happy Nikki looks (nothing at all to do with the bottle of wine that's just out of shot, I'm sure ...)

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Richard Attree

For 25 years I'd been a composer of music for TV, working at the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop and from my own studio near Brighton, UK. Then we decided to sell up & 'downshift' to a sunny, windy beach on The Reef (Tenerife). My wife, Nikki is a Digital artist/photographer/author and we're both obsessive windsurfers. Personality: over talkative, speedy ex hippy, laid back soul surfer - a mass of contradictions in fact :-)